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Wake in Fright

“Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.”

1971 · 1 h 49 min
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
DramaThriller

Cast

Gary Bond Donald Pleasence Chips Rafferty

Credits

Written by: Evan Jones

Plot

A schoolteacher stranded in a mining town in the Australian outback sinks into drinking, gambling and violence.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ted Kotcheff's Outback nightmare traps a teacher in a spiral of drink, hunting and violence. Hot, sweaty and disturbing, with Donald Pleasence unforgettable, it is a landmark of Australian cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (16,851 votes)
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